Any thoughts on Parrot Mouths? Would you buy a horse with this condition?

Personally I wouldn't as I show and that is a no go. But I do work with a fair few horses that are like it, one who has his top teeth an inch further forward than his bottom set. None of them have problems eating - if anything they are the fattest wee beasties I have ever met! They do need their teeth done every 6 months or so due to them not lining up properly. There is a theory that all parrot mouth horses Crib or Wind Suck but of the 8 or 9 I have known only one has Cribbed so I guess i is down to the individual horses in that respect.

As a normal horse, or in fact anything other than a show horse then it shouldn't make any difference.
 
Hi I bought an eventer at the back end of last year passed full 5 stage vetting no problems , vet said would not interfere with bitting. The only downside is dental costs and he is only millimetres over. He has to have teeth done every three months as teeth wear unevenly and always needs lot off , he starts dropping feed. Apart from this don't let it put you off if everything else ok
 
no i wouldnt, i was interested in a colt foal a couple of years ago but when his parrot mouth came to light i went no further.
lovely lovely horse though, liked him a lot but he would have been no good for me.

i saw him as a 3 yr old and he was fab, and hes gone to a nice home where it doesnt matter.
 
Hi
I had an t/b who was parrot mouthed,really bad !

Had lots of problems to start with choosing the right bit he was comfortable with,but after trying several ,in three seasons he went from into to intermediate eventing.

sadly lost him due to a cracked pedal bone at 16yo

if you like the horse ,and are confident ,then go for it !!!
 
magoodle, I want to event too! (She's only 4 at the moment though so we're talking quite far into the future!)

What bit did you go for in the end? I was just thinking a loose ring, french link maybe.
 
My first horse had this condition but the vet said it wasn't likely to cause any problems with him. He was extremely hyper (this could have been due to his mouth confirmation and therefore bitting problems) and he was an extremely poor doer to the point that people would comment when I hacked out and/or competed him. But I don't know for definite if these problems were due to his parrot mouth or not. He was ridden in a Dr Bristol for a time before changing on recommendation of friends to a pelham.
 
iudall said:
magoodle, I want to event too! (She's only 4 at the moment though so we're talking quite far into the future!)

What bit did you go for in the end? I was just thinking a loose ring, french link maybe.
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just been looking at my photos ,and looks like we mostly used an ordinary snaffle !

Please do not be put off,yes,some parrot mounted horses do have trouble putting on condition but i never had any trouble with my boy and he was very happy ...he would graze quite happily on the shortest of grass !

if you would like to see a photo of my boy ,please pm me your address and i will gladly send you a photo copy clearly showing his mouth and his good condition
 
on Diamonds vetting the vet said she was parrot ,mouthed a bit didnt stop me she is the most sweetest loyal horse i could wish 4 and the parrot mouth ??? completely gone corrected it self without intervention ma
 
Congrats on buying her!

I wouldn't worry about her grazing - me being me went and watched the horse with his jaw an inch out grazing today and when he drop his head to eat his lower jaw drops down into line so he looks like a normal horse! I spent such a productive afternoon laying on my belly watching him munch instead of working lol!
 
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